AFMA Disclosure Log

Section 11C of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) requires agencies and ministers to publish information which has been released under the access provisions of the FOI Act, subject to certain exceptions. This is commonly known as the ‘disclosure log’ requirement. This requirement commenced on 1 May 2011.

The requirement to publish information in the disclosure log does not apply to:

  • personal information about any person if publication of that information would be ‘unreasonable’
  • information about the business, commercial, financial or professional affairs of any person if publication of that information would be ‘unreasonable’
  • other information covered by a determination made by the Australian Information Commissioner if publication of that information would be ‘unreasonable’
  • any information if it is not reasonably practicable to publish the information because of the extent of modifications that would need to be made to delete the information listed in the above dot points.

AFMA’s disclosure log contains details of how information that the agency has released in response to a FOI access request may be obtained, except where the information is not required to be published.

AFMA publishes non-exempt information that it has released under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 in our freedom of information disclosure log.

This may take the form of a direct link available for download from this page. If there is no direct link available then you can request access to the document.

See also
How to make a freedom of information request
Information Publication Scheme

FOI reference number Date of release Summary of FOI request Description of information released
LP2012/0050 18/04/2013 Still images of sea lion mortalities, and any human interaction with live, or dead, sea lions.
(Note: Business information and personal information appearing in the still images are redacted from the still images.)		 65 documents (35 primary documents and 30 duplicate copies) released, being the still images of 10 separate Australian sea lion interactions relevant to the request. All documents were released with redaction under s22 of the FOI Act for irrelevant information. To access relevant documents, please contact foi@afma.gov.au
LP2012/0172 18/12/2012
  1. Any compilation video footage of seal, sea lion and dolphin interactions extracted from the video footage referred to in the 2008 Lyle & Willcox Report;
  2. Any compilation video footage of seal interactions extracted from footage obtained during the study of top opening seal excluder devices in the blue grenadier fishery.
 5 documents released in full. 25 document exempt in full under various sections including s45, s47, s47E and s47G.The documents released disclose footage of a trial of a particular Seal Excluder Device (SED).  The SED appearing within the 5 released documents  is not representative of the current SEDs in use in trawling operations within the Small Pelagic Fishery or the Winter Blue Grenadier fishery.  One major innovation in SED development is the change from bottom opening to top opening.  Further trials of SEDs, since the time of the footage contained in the 5 documents  to be released, have shown that top opening SEDs, in conjunction with other design developments, result in a reduction in adverse fishing interactions with seals and sea lions.  The SED shown in the attached 5 document shows the operation of a bottom opening SED and not the improved top opening design.  The SEDs currently used in trawling operations within the Small Pelagic Fishery and the Winter Blue Grenadier fishery have proven to be more effective in permitting the escape from nets of seals and sea lions.To access relevant documents, please contact foi@afma.gov.au
LP2012/0208 02/11/2012
  • Any briefs signed by the Minister Burke in relation to the Fisheries Management Authority’s large Small Pelagic Fishery Harvest Strategy;
  • Any briefing material provided to Minister Burke or his office in relation to the Fisheries Management Authority’s Small Pelagic Fishery Harvest Strategy; and
  • Any communications with the Minister’s Office in relation to the October 2009 Fisheries Management Authority’s Small Pelagic Fishery Harvest Strategy.
 2 documents released in full.  6 documents released in part with irrelevant information redacted under section 22 of the FOI Act. Please note: Certain documents available for access on this disclosure log are an edited version of the documents provided to the applicant due to an exception in s 11C(1). Section 11C of the FOI Act provides that information that would be unreasonable to publish is exempt. Click here to view the Disclosure Log of information released on 2 November 2012.
 LP2012/0054 12/07/2012 & 23/08/2012 Certain documents held by the AFMA relating to illegal shooting of Seabirds in the Great Australian Bight during the 2009/10 tuna fishing season. 4 documents released in full. 1 document released in part. Section 11C of the FOI Act provides that information that would be unreasonable to publish is exempt. 1 document has been identified as reasonable to publish. Click here to view the Disclosure Log information release on 12 July 2012 (PDF, 676kb)
LP2012/0093 6/07/2012 Documents held by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (‘AFMA’) relating to information that was used to set the TAC for Jack Mackerel for 2012/13. 29 documents were identified as being within the scope of the FOI Request. Of the 29 documents 15 were released in full. The remaining 14 of the 29 documents were released with redactions under s22 for irrelevant information. Click here to view the Disclosure Log information release on 6 July 2012
LP2011/0107 13/10/2011 Reports that relate to the mortality rate disclosure, the 2010 and 2011 fishing season and survey reports for the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery (BSCZSF), the 2010 and 2011 fishing season and stock availability reports for the BSCZSF and minutes of the August 2005 meeting held at the rooms of the Seafood Industry Victoria. All 29 documents released in full. Click here to view the Disclosure Log information released on 13 October 2011
LP2012/0207 11/10/2012 All material prepared for, or provided to: (1) Minister Burke; or (2) the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities; or (3) Minister Ludwig; or (4) the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in respect of (1) the Abel Tasman and its previous name the Margiris; (2) supertrawlers; or (3) factory freezer trawlers, between 1 July 2012 and 14 September 2012, but excluding any emails, drafts and documents involving third parties. 23 documents released in full.  1 document exempt in full under s42.Please note: Certain documents available for access are an edited version of the documents provided to the applicant due to an exception in s 11C(1). Section 11C of the FOI Act provides that information that would be unreasonable to publish is exempt. To access relevant documents, please contact foi@afma.gov.au